Julian Assange and the Fight for Freedom of the Press

On February 20 and 21, Julian Assange will go through what might be his last hearings in the UK. If he loses, he will be extradited to the US, where he will spend the rest of his life in prison. All of this, for publishing truthful information about war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Kevin Gosztola from The Dissenter joins me to discuss the Assange trial and the future of freedom of the press-

Assange's defense (including donations) assangedefense.org
Visit Kevin's The Dissenter at thedissenter.org
Buy Kevin's Book: sevenstories.com/books/4493-guilty-of-journalism

For more info on the topics discussed:

"The Kafkaesque Imprisonment of Julian Assange Exposes U.S. Myths About Freedom and Tyranny" greenwald.substack.com/p/the-kafkaesque-imprisonment-of-julian
"Why even Julian Assange’s critics should defend him " unherd.com/2024/02/why-even-julian-assanges-critics-should-defend-him
Debunking Assange smears: caityjohnstone.medium.com/debunking-all-the-assange-smears-a549fd677cac

On "Collateral Murder"
youtube.com/watch?v=Zok8yMxXEwk&t=0s

On "FRAGO 242":
theguardian.com/world/video/2010/oct/23/iraq-war-logs-torture-frago242
theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/22/iraq-detainee-abuse-torture-saddam
aljazeera.com/news/2010/10/24/left-to-die-in-jail

On The Guardian editor publishing the password to the diplomatic cables:
wikileaks.org/Guardian-journalist-negligently.html
web.archive.org/web/20200510000103/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/08/wikileaks-suing-guardian-over-security-breach/338457
cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/assange-brands-guardian-negligent-over-wikileaks-password

Wikileaks and the "Arab Spring"
theguardian.com/world/2011/may/13/amnesty-international-wikileaks-arab-spring

Footage:
US Flag waving: youtube.com/watch?v=2SpgJf1OqYM&t=0s
John Kiriakou interview youtube.com/watch?v=iFNtxL2QPsE&t=0s (@consortiumnews8744 )
Amnesty International on solitary confinement: youtube.com/watch?v=3umxsT-6eYk&t=0s (@amnesty )

Music
"Night Vigil" by Kevin Macleod
"Autumn Breeze" by Teknoaxe